RANGERS boss Steven Gerrard was left furious by his side’s Scottish Cup defeat to Aberdeen and admits he is concerned by how poor their performance was.

After drawing 1-1 in their quarter-final clash with the Dons at Pittodrie, the Light Blues faced their Scottish Premiership rivals again last night in a replay.

But despite having home advantage, the Gers lost 2-0 at Ibrox having fallen behind after a mere three minutes to a Niall McGinn goal as he pounced on a Glen Kamara mistake.

Though Rangers dominated in their chase for a reply, they managed only two shots on target from 15 attempts and went closest when Ryan Jack hit the post in the first half.

Connor McLennan made it 2-0 on the hour and Gerrard’s charges could muster no response against an Aberdeen team that also knocked them out of the Scottish League Cup at the semi-final stage back in October.

With Rangers eight points behind leaders Celtic in the title race, it means Gerrard’s first season is likely to end without silverware unless the Glasgow giants enjoy a huge turnaround in the Premiership.

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And the Liverpudlian coach was furious that Rangers squandered the opportunity to book an Old Firm semi-final against Celtic at Hampden Park - insisting his side were “nowhere near good enough” across the pitch and suggesting there was not one single positive from their display.

“I had confidence, trust and belief in the players and the team we picked they’d be good enough.

“Normally after a defeat or a performance you can look for certain positives but I can’t find one. That’s the reality, so I am concerned.

“I’m very disappointed and angry looking at our performance because it was nowhere near good enough in every single department.

“Aberdeen deserved to win. We started the game really poorly and gifted them a goal on the back of that bad start.

“It never really got much better from there. From start to finish, we were miles off it in every department. It is very difficult to sit here and find any positivity.

“I’ve put this squad together and I’ve picked the team and tactics. I’ve sat here on a lot of occasions and took a bit of praise and I’ve accepted that, so I’ll sit here and take responsibility for it.

“Those players go out there to represent the players and myself, but anyone connected with Rangers can’t have gone away with any positives. It’s a big problem and challenge for me now.

“If a result and performance puts the spotlight on me, that’s fine. I’ll take it on the chin, I’m man enough to accept that.